//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// MattiseOS Kernel
// Date: 2008
// Author: Matthew Iselin
//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// at your option) any later version.
// 
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
// 
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef MAILBOX_H
#define MAILBOX_H

// Prototypes

// sets up the mailbox system
void InitMailboxes();

// creates a new mailbox
int CreateMailbox( char* name );

// deletes a mailbox
int RemoveMailbox( char* mbox );

// posts a message to a mailbox
int PostMessage( char* mbox, char* msgdata, uint32_t msglen );

// gets a message from a mailbox, maxlen = 0 means "peek" at the message (ie, get its size)
int GetMessage( char* mbox, char* msgdata, uint32_t maxlen );

#endif
